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"Respectfully! Jin Zhao has made a great contribution this time, how do you think the central government should reward him? Old Jiang Yanfeng turned to look at He Yingqin and asked.

This time, He Yingqin asked to see Lao Jiang, just to report the sinking of the Izumo, so he was naturally prepared for a long time, and he asked when he saw Lao Jiang. He Yingqin replied with a smile, "This time Jin Zhao made such a great contribution, if the central government does not commend it, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of the front-line soldiers." But this Jin Zhao has just been promoted to the head of the regiment for only a few days, and if he is promoted again, I am afraid that General Ling will not be convinced, after all, although this Jin Zhao has made many military exploits, his qualifications are still shallow. The humble thought that Jin Zhao would be awarded a third-class Baoding Medal and a part of the bonus. ”

"Yes!" Lao Jiang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Just do what Jingzhi said!" ”

The Baoding Medal was awarded on May 15, the 18th year of the Republic of China, the center of the Baoding Medal is Baoding, surrounded by light, Ding is the treasure of our ancient country, symbolizing the winner of this medal, the meritorious service of defending the country, the country cherishes such as Ding, and the light of honor is shining. Divided into 1 to 9 grades. Awarded to soldiers who have defended foreign aggression or suppressed civil strife, and who have made meritorious contributions in war. Awarded separately by rank. The specific issuance level correspondence is as follows:

1st to 4th class, awarded generals; 3rd to 6th class, conferred officer; 4th to 7th class, Lieutenant; 6th to 9th class, awarded to soldiers. Jin Zhao is now the colonel, and the third-class Baoding Medal is the highest level of the Baoding Medal that Jin Zhao can accept now. He Yingqin naturally knew that Lao Jiang valued Jin Zhao, so he did not hesitate to take out a third-class Baoding medal, and Lao Jiang agreed without thinking about it, which shows that Lao Jiang is still quite important to Jin Zhao.

"The commission, the humble post has been prepared, that is, he will go to the front line in Shanghai, and today he is here to resign from the commission." General Zhang Zhizhong said. Previously, Lao Jiang had decided to merge the elite 88th and 87th divisions of the Central Army and the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps into the Fifth Army, with Zhang Zhizhong as the commander, and subordinate to the headquarters of the 19th Route Army to participate in the Shanghai War.

Lao Jiang nodded with satisfaction, and then couldn't help but encourage Zhang Zhizhong a few words, which was nothing more than to go to the front line, fight bravely to kill the enemy, and not to fall into the prestige of the Central Army. In addition, Lao Jiang also specially reminded that he must sincerely unite with the 19th Route Army, obey the orders of Commander-in-Chief Chiang, and advance and retreat together with friendly forces.

On the military side, after the sinking of the Izumo, Nomura Kichizaburo was forced to move his headquarters to the aircraft carrier Kaga. After learning that the Izumo had been sunk, the base camp immediately sent a harshly worded telegram to scold Nomura Kichizaburo and at the same time remove Nomura Kichizaburo from his post as commander, and replace Nomura with Lieutenant General Kenkichi Ueda, commander of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, with full command of the army and naval forces in Shanghai.

Kenkichi Ueda and his companions rushed to Shanghai late at night on the 13th, and immediately issued a statement, declaring: "If anyone obstructs the execution of the tasks of this division, we will definitely take resolute measures and will never hesitate." At this time, the invading army had more than 30,000 naval, land, and air forces, 60 or 70 field artillery pieces, more than 60 aircraft, and dozens of warships concentrated in Wusongkou.

At the same time that the Japanese side was increasing its troops, the Chinese side was also actively deploying troops to resist the Japanese army. Three divisions under the 19th Route Army, namely the 60th Division, the 61st Division, and the 78th Division, have been successively transferred to Shanghai to participate in the war, of which the 78th Division stationed in Shanghai, after the 128 Incident, has always served as the main force of the Anti-Japanese War, the 61st Division has also been stationed in Shanghai to participate in the war, and the 60th Division has been stationed in Nanxiang and Zhenru on the front line. On February 14, the Ministry of Military Affairs ordered the 88th and 87th Divisions of the Central Army and the Teaching Corps of the Central Military Academy to be combined into the Fifth Army, with Zhang Zhizhong as the commander and subordinate to the headquarters of the 19th Route Army to participate in the Shanghai War. Among them, Yu Jishi of the 88th Division rushed to Nanxiang for the first generation, and the 87th Division was preparing to go to the front line in Shanghai. In addition to the 19th Route Army and the newly formed Fifth Army, another unit has also entered the war, that is, the Tax Police Corps of the Eight Nations Bank under the Ministry of Finance.

The Tax Police Corps is a private armed force established by Song Ziwen when he was Minister of Finance. As the name suggests, it should be an irregular army used to collect taxes on anti-smuggling. However, under the vigorous management of Song Ziwen, it has become an elite army that cannot even be compared with the domestic first-class regular army. The Tax Police Corps is supported by the surplus salt tax that is amortized annually from the loans of the banks of the eight countries. All establishments, equipment, and personnel are all based on Song Ziwen's wishes, and others have no right to intervene. Funds are abundant, and the sophistication of clothing, food and weaponry exceeds the standards of the regular army. It is equipped with an Oligan anti-aircraft cannon, a Vickers amphibious fighting vehicle, and a rifle that is mainly a German-made 1924 standard Mauser series gun or a Belgian FN1924/30 rifle. Water-cooled heavy machine guns, pistols are naturally the famous 7.63mm Mauser M1932, and even equipped with a "Carden? Lloyd" ultralight tank.

Song Ziwen paid special attention to the selection of personnel for the tax police corps, and he personally recruited and promoted all the high-ranking officers. Wen Yingxing, the first commander-in-chief, and Wang Geng, the second-term and current commander-in-chief, are both graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point. After the resolute rectification of Song Ziwen and his generals, the Tax Police Corps became an absolute "irregular army" elite force.

On the eve of the "128" incident, most of the tax police regiment was stationed in Shanghai and Pudong, with the first regiment stationed in Xujiahui, the second regiment stationed in Nanxiang, the third regiment stationed in Zhabei, and the fourth regiment stationed in Qingdong, with its headquarters in Xujiahui. When the army raided Shanghai, Song Ziwen resolutely pulled the tax police regiment to the front line of resistance to the enemy without reservation, and personally issued a combat order.

The tax police corps did not use its own name to participate in the war, because it was afraid of the opposition of the Bank of Eight Nations, so it suspended the allocation of the rest of the funds. In mid-February, Song Ziwen decided that the 3rd Tax Police Regiment stationed in Zhabei and the 2nd Tax Police Regiment stationed in Nanxiang would be under the command of the 19th Route Army and participate in the Anti-Japanese War. After the establishment of the Fifth Army, the participating units of the Tax Police Regiment were changed to the Reading Brigade of the 87th Division of the Fifth Army, with Wang Geng, the former chief of the Tax Police Corps, as the brigade commander, and at the same time accepted the command of the Fifth Army.

At this time, the Chinese army in Shanghai included three divisions of the 19th Route Army and the 88th Division of the Central Army, that is, two regiments of the Tax Police Corps, with a total strength of about 50,000 people. On the military side, the total strength of the navy and army is about 30,000 people. In terms of strength alone, the Huaxia army has an advantage, but the Huaxia army is poorly equipped, and even the most well-equipped tax police regiment is slightly inferior to the other army. What's more, the Chinese side lacks heavy weapons, while the Chinese army, on the other hand, has artillery and tanks on the ground, airplanes in the sky, and dozens of warships on the river to help in the war. Therefore, on the whole, the military side has an absolute advantage, and the situation is very unfavorable to China. Our Chinese soldiers and civilians can only rely on their iron will and indomitable spirit to resist the Japanese armed to the teeth with flesh and blood.

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